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2025-05-21T17:28:41Z

encyc

2021-06-23T04:19:17Z

Whoops re pounding

2021-06-23T04:18:04Z

Pounding?

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2011-03-12T18:04:17Z

ranged attacks in melee range

2011-03-12T16:05:57Z

link to ranged attack page

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2006-12-29T14:57:09Z

recategorized

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 "[[Fight]]", "melee" and "[[combat]]" share the same [[encyclopedia]] entry:
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-[Scene: Mr. Moon and Gilbert enter tavern and discover many
+[Scene: Mr. Moon and Gilbert enter tavern and discover many corpses strewn about the place; Blind Pew is sole survivor.]
-corpses strewn about the place; Blind Pew is sole survivor.]
+Blind Pew:  Evening.  Sounded as though there has been a bit of a squabble.
-Blind Pew:  Evening.  Sounded as though there has been a bit
+Mr. Moon:  Squabble?  They're all dead.
 Blind Pew:  Oh.  Must have been more of a tiff then.
-|[ Yellowbeard, directed by Mel Damski, screenplay
+|[ Yellowbeard, directed by Mel Damski, screenplay by Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna ]}}
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 [[Category:Actions]]
 [[Category:Monster attacks]]

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 See the [[ranged attack]] page for strategy about when you may want to use ranged attacks instead of melee, sometimes even when you are in melee range.
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-A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]] (or other item), or your [[bare hands]], if you don't wield anything. You can use the {{kbd|Shift}}-{{kbd|F}} command to force your next input to be interpreted as a melee attack.
+A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]] (or other item), or your [[bare hands]], if you don't wield anything. You can use the {{kbd|Shift}}-{{kbd|F}} command to force your next input to be interpreted as a melee attack. ([[Pounding]] is not considered a melee attack.)
-You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it, with [[pounding|few exceptions]]. Almost all special attacks count as melee (e.g. stealing or cursing items, but not summoning monsters).
+You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it. Almost all special attacks count as melee (e.g. stealing or cursing items, but not summoning monsters).
 See the [[ranged attack]] page for strategy about when you may want to use ranged attacks instead of melee, sometimes even when you are in melee range.

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 A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]] (or other item), or your [[bare hands]], if you don't wield anything. You can use the {{kbd|Shift}}-{{kbd|F}} command to force your next input to be interpreted as a melee attack.
-You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it. Almost all special attacks count as melee (e.g. stealing or cursing items, but not summoning monsters).
+You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it, with [[pounding|few exceptions]]. Almost all special attacks count as melee (e.g. stealing or cursing items, but not summoning monsters).
 See the [[ranged attack]] page for strategy about when you may want to use ranged attacks instead of melee, sometimes even when you are in melee range.

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−	A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]] (or other item), or your [[bare hands]], if you don't wield anything.	+	A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]] (or other item), or your [[bare hands]], if you don't wield anything. You can use the {{kbd\|Shift}}-{{kbd\|F}} command to force your next input to be interpreted as a melee attack.

	You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it. Almost all special attacks count as melee (e.g. stealing or cursing items, but not summoning monsters).		You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it. Almost all special attacks count as melee (e.g. stealing or cursing items, but not summoning monsters).

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:33, 31 August 2006
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−	A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]], or your [[bare handed combat\|bare hands]].	+	A '''melee''' (also '''mêlée''') attack is a close proximity hand-to-hand attack, as distinguished from a ranged attack. Moving into a [[monster]] initiates a melee attack against it, either with a [[wield]]ed [[weapon]] (or other item), or your [[bare handed combat\|bare hands]], if you don't wield anything.

	You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it.		You are only vulnerable to a monster's melee attack if you are adjacent to it.